If you’re looking for a delicious way to jazz up your weekly work lunch menu then this is a recipe for you. It’s an easy recipe to pull together and once you have the dressing you can mix up the salad components to suit what you feel like (or what needs to be used from the fridge!).

Citrus Dressing And Lunch Box Salad

Makes 2 serves

Dressing Ingredients:

4 Tbsp Olive Oil

2 Tbsp Lemon Juice (or other citrus)

1 Tbsp of Meru Miso Sweet White Miso

1 Tbsp finely chopped parsley

½ Tsp finely chopped dill

Dressing Method:

Mix all ingredients in a shaker and shake. Season to taste.

This is similar to a French Dressing - use in leafy green salads.

Add a Tsp of Mirin or Sake for extra flavour.

Note: To make a smooth paste, blitz with a stick blender

Salad Ingredients:

Colours

½ red cabbage, finely sliced

1 small-medium carrot, grated or finely sliced

½ red capsicum

4 canned artichoke hearts

Greens

1 cup of spinach leaves

4-5 broccoli florets, steamed

Proteins

2 hard-boiled eggs

2 tbsp mixed seeds, toasted

Method:

In a large bowl or container, mix the cooled roast pumpkin with the spinach, broccoli, sliced red cabbage, carrot, red capsicum and artichoke hearts.

Add the boiled eggs, then scatter the seeds, diced avocado and coriander leaves on top.

Make your dressing and put it in a small screw-top jar if you’re taking it to work, so you can dress your salad at lunchtime.